Gate: Five of Swords I stepped through the vision gate and was surrounded by thick black smoke that obscured my sight. Above the bilious clouds, the sky glowed blood red and, with its distant loveliness, welcomed me back to the world of perpetual war. I pushed through the smoke as if parting ephemeral cobwebs, trying […]
Read more "Chapter 16: The Great Warrior King and Children of War"Gate: Six of Swords I stepped through the vision gate and found myself standing under a bright sun in a desert world dotted with sand and cactus. Heat rose from the ground in waves and caused distortions in the air. I found myself wiping the sweat from my face and forehead mere moments after entering […]
Read more "Chapter 15: Prometheus’ Flame, the Tiger and Badger"Gate: Seven of Swords I entered the vision gate and found myself on a path made of pink chalk that stuck to the bottom of my feet. As I moved forward down this path, the chalk became a natural forest floor with soft green grass. I wiped the chalk from my feet upon this natural […]
Read more "Chapter 14: Aurora and the Storm Giants"Gate: Eight of Swords I passed through the vision gate and walked onto a black and white chessboard in a world wreathed in mists. A spirit in the form of a man who was driving a chariot with four horses pulled up beside me so swiftly that I was startled at his appearance. “Ride with […]
Read more "Chapter 13: A Near Escape and the Song of the Undines"Gate: Nine of Swords I passed through the vision gate and found myself standing on a crushed granite path with a sliver of a waning moon shining overhead. The howling of wolves came from all around the path, lending an air of desperation and despair to the world. “Aarrroooooo,” came mournful cry after mournful cry. […]
Read more "Chapter 12: Meeting My Shadow"Gate: Ten of Swords I entered the vision gate and found myself climbing a path up the side of a rocky mountain. It wound around the slopes at the mountain’s base and I strode purposefully forward down this path with a tall shepherd’s staff that appeared in my hand. A lamb appeared as well and […]
Read more "Chapter 11: Sharing Secrets and Gifts with the Fairies and Undines"Gate: Seven of Pentacles I entered the vision gate, found a thick, wooden door, and pushed it open. Beyond the door was a lush garden with many paths made of crushed seashells which led to different points throughout the mammoth outdoor space. Though all of the paths explored the garden by different routes, they all […]
Read more "Chapter 4: Beyond the Skeletal Guardian of the Garden"Gate: Eight of Pentacles I entered the vision gate and found myself in a cathedral of learning. Books were stacked from the floor and continued upwards to a vast, vaulted glass ceiling through which I could see the blue skies above with a few puffy white clouds. Standing along the walls, scholars pulled tomes from […]
Read more "Chapter 3: Laughter in the Library"Gate: Nine of Pentacles I stepped through the vision gate into mist that obscured my vision further into the realm. Slowly, the mist turned pitch black around me and, far overhead, a full moon began to shine down upon me like a spotlight through the gathering shadows. Suddenly, rushing and dancing figures appeared through the […]
Read more "Chapter 2: The Wound that Doesn’t Heal"Foreword: March 23, 2025 Hi all, welcome to The Light Congress. I’m not going to waste your time with this new foreword. This is just a note to say I’m greatly concerned about how life is proceeding out there in the wide world. What do we do about it? Do the best you can, wherever […]
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